The nurse is reviewing the medication order for a patient wh…
The nurse is reviewing the medication order for a patient who is to receive a nitroglycerin gtt for the management of chest pain during acute coronary syndrome. Provider’s Order:Initiate a nitroglycerin drip at 5 mcg/min, and titrate by 5 mcg/min every 5 minutes to achieve a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of less than 140 mmHg. Do not exceed a maximum dose of 20 mcg/min. The medication is dispensed as 50 mg of nitroglycerin in 250 mL of 0.9% NaCl. The nurse began the infusion at 5 mcg/min when the patient’s blood pressure reading was 166/82 mmHg. After 5 minutes, the patient’s blood pressure reading was 160/78 mmHg, so the nurse increased the drip rate by 5 mcg/min. Question: The nurse verifies that the infusion pump should administer the current rate of 10 mcg/min at what rate, in mL per hour? Round to the nearest whole number. Enter numeric value only.
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